27Dec2021 Market Close And Major Financial Headlines: Santa Claus Rally In Full Swing
The bulls seemingly annual Santa Claus rally pushed the markets with the S&P hitting new highs in early trading today. The markets seemingly are ignoring:
- high inflation;
- and the Omicron COVID variant’s record level new infections.
The good news about Omicron is that it is becoming more apparent that it is a milder form of COVID. However, hospitalizations continue to rise, and over 2,000 flights were cancelled globally due to Omicron hitting flight crews.
Trading volumes were light. The S&P closed up 1.4%, the DOW up 1.0 % and the NASDAQ up 1.4%. Bitcoin surged to almost $51,200. WTI Crude drifted down to $72.91.
As usual, we have included the headlines and news summaries moving the markets today.